Yesterday, the largest Japanese event took place at the Legend Hotel. Aeon Vietnam hosted its "Opening Ceremony" last night. Aeon established operations in Vietnam last year … [Read more...] about Aeon Vietnam Opening Ceremony
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Vincom Highlands
If you like to people watch, then you should probably visit the Highlands Coffee at Vincom's Food Court. Below is the view from my seat. … [Read more...] about Vincom Highlands
The Tibetan Coffee Shop – A Quiet Coffee shop
Thanks to Pratik, I found a good replacement coffee shop for Java Cafe that is near where I live in Saigon. The Tibetan Coffee Shop, located on 28/11A Ton That Tung Street in District 1, is now one of my favorite coffee shops. It is located in an alleyway not far from Pham Ngu Lao and is one of the few quiet coffee shops I have ever found in the city. … [Read more...] about The Tibetan Coffee Shop – A Quiet Coffee shop
Things that Expats find annoying about life in Saigon
Inspired by GaijinPot's article, "Things that foreigners find annoying about life in Japan," I decided to write a similar blog post about the annoying things about life in Vietnam. Though my article's title mentions about Expats, I know that many of the below will also apply to Vietnamese as well. … [Read more...] about Things that Expats find annoying about life in Saigon
Exploitation of Asian Women (Books)
Since 1992, I have spent a lot of time researching issues revolving around Amerasians. I even formed a nonprofit, the Amerasian Foundation, to focus on Amerasian issues. One of the topics related to Amerasians deals with the exploitation of Asian women. … [Read more...] about Exploitation of Asian Women (Books)